Receptacle.



H. H. HANCOCK.

HECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 28. 1912.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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HARRY H. HANCOCK, 0F SWAMPSGOTT, MASSACHUSETTS.

RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

Application filed. December 28, 1912. Serial No. 739,000.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY H. HANCOCK, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Swampscott, county of Essex, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Receptacles, of which the following descrip and syrup, and besides being greatly affected.

by changing degrees of moisture in the weather, they are very liable to be damaged by mice and other vermin. These rolls are ordinarily left lying horizontally in open racks (when not in use) supported by the spindles at either end, but a great objection to this practice is that the material of the rolls being soft and mobile, tends to warp, sag and flow downwardly, thereby impairing the rotundity of the roll and often rendering the roll so uneven as to be unfit for use, as well as drying out in the open air of the printing room.

It is an object of my invention to provide a receptacle which shall be capable of holding and preserving printing rolls and maintaining them in proper consistency and sustaining them in such a manner as to protect all tendency to impair the rotundity of the roll, and to prolong the life and the use of such rolls.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a portable receptacle which will be substantially fire-proof and vermin proof, which will be economical to build, convenient to use,

adjustable in certain dimensions, which will occupy but little space, and which may be utilized to contain other articles in addition to the printing rolls.

()ther features of the invention and details of construction will be hereinafter pointed out and claimed.

The accompanying drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention, wherein Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional View; Fig. 2 is a plan View on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan View on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 illustrates a detail on an enlarged scale.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a base for the receptacle, which is preferably formed of metal with legs 2 and has a central socket in which a shaft 4 is fitted. A cylindrical receptacle comprising sides 6, a top 8, and the bottom plate 9, having a central sleeve 10, is arranged to be supported by the shaft 1 and base 1. Preferably, the weight of the receptacle is sustained on the upper end of the shaft 1, said end being beveled and contacting with a bearing member 12 fitted in the sleeve 10 at a proper point to rest on the beveled end of the shaft, so that but comparatively slight, if any, weight is borne by the base 1 where the bottom 9 may contact with it. The portion 9 is formed hollow to contain moistening or preserving liquid, with suitable reinforcing webs 14 therein and with openings 15 in the upper part. A plurality of depressions 16 are also provided, each of appropriate size, to receive the lower end of the spindle of a printing roll. In the too 8 are arranged a number of apertures through which holders 18 are fitted to slide easily. Each holder comprises a head 20, which limits its downward movement by catching on the top 8, and a hollow tube-like stem, which is adapted to fit over the upper end of a printing roll spindle, to hold a printing roll, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. These spindles may be provided with a collar 22, for the purpose of contacting with the lower end of the holder 18 and prevent its resting upon the soft composition of the printing rolls.

It will be noted that the entire receptacle is arranged to be revolving, practically swinging by the member 12 on the end of the shaft 4. In order to steady such revolving action a loose washer 7 is placed over the shaft 4, and as said washer rests on the base 1 it is interposed between the shaft 4 and the lower end of the sleeve 10. A passage 13 is provided through the member 12, in order to permit of oiling the bearing between the member 12 and the shaft 4. The cylindrical sides 6 of the receptacle are preferably formed as doors, three doors being shown in Fig. 2, each door being suitably hinged in any well known manner as by pins 25 and each having a conveniently placed handle and locking catch as indicated at 26. r p 7 Fig. 4 indicates a drying cartridge '28,

Which may be filled with absorbing material,

to absorb the moisture Within the receptacle, if, as often happe ns, the air is so moist that the liquid should be removed from the hollovv bottom 9 or prevented fromevaporatio'n into the receptacle. The drying cartridges 28 are "so shaped'that they may be placed in the openings 15 and "thereby prevent the rolls'from becoming too moist. Besides the advantages possessed by my improved cabinet holder of being substantially dust-proof, -"vermin-proof and preserving the rolls contained therein, aswell as oocupying but a small space and affording a convenient receptacle and Worktable on the top, my cabinet may be'mosteconomically constructed. By castingthe base 1 'and'also by casting the bottom 9 of the receptacle suitably cored, a very economical construction is produced. Also'the entire structure is made of stock material, and only the top of the shaft" 4' and the corresponding surface of the bearing member 12 need be machined. As the expense of "such devices is of very material importance from a practical standpoint, these features inthe device embodying my invention are of specialimportance. Having describedmy invention, what I claim as neW an'd desire'to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A cabinetto contain printing rolls comprising a base, ashaft extending upwardly from the base, a receptacle arranged to re-' the. bottom portion of said shaft, a top hav= ing perforations, andadjustable holders arrangedto 'slide'through said'perforations to -engage the upper end of said printing roll spindle and thereby hold it in vertical position. V

2. A cabinet to contain printing rolls,

comprising a base, a shaft extending up- Wardly from said base, a receptacle arranged to revolve on said base, having a central sleeve engaging saidshaft formed With a bearing member intermediate its ends,

constructed to engage the end of said shaft,

' rolls 'WlthlII'SZLld cabinet, comprising depres- SlOIlS'llT'tliQ top of said base cover, perforatlons'th'rough-sald cover to admit of molsture the "cabinet having perforations therein, and

hollow "tubular members arranged to slide through said perforations to engage the upper end of the printing roll spindles to holdthesame in vertical position.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name-to this specificatiom-inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

IIARRY H. HANCOCK.

itnesses: I

"GLA'RnNcE E. OAH'ILL, EVA G. Nasn.

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"Washington, 11.0. V

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